Tag Archives: environment

Grow with Glo: Litter Picking with Patrick Jackson – Inspiring Kids to Make Change

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:15 — 19.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode of Grow With Glo, we interview Patrick Jackson, founder of Picker Pals, a children’s stewardship program based in Ireland that is helping young students take action for their local environment. What began with one small moment on the coast of Dublin grew into a …

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WFHB Local News – January 5th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:51 — 41.0MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 5th, 2026. In today’s newscast, WFHB’s Youth Radio teamed up with the News Department for their journalism-focused day during their Winter Camp last week. The camp culminated into a final feature focusing on food insecurity in Monroe County – what …

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Eco Report – January 2, 2026

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:09 — 40.1MB)Subscribe: RSSIn today’s edition of Eco Report, we’re looking back at several features produced in the year, 2025. That’s coming up next on Eco Report: a year in review. Featured Segments:   Coal has long powered the homes and industries of Indiana, but the future of the state’s energy landscape …

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Eco Report – December 5, 2025

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:53 — 41.1MB)Subscribe: RSSHello and welcome to Eco Report. This week, we hear from Hud Mellencamp on why he and his father, John Mellencamp, have joined forces with a grassroots movement of concerned citizens, environmental advocates, odd bedfellows and local officials to halt potentially destructive and harmful methods of land management in …

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Hola Bloomington – Indiana Conservation Voters

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:51 — 82.3MB)Subscribe: RSSEsta semana conversamos con Daniela Castellanos de Indiana Conservation Voters, una organización que trabaja por la justicia ambiental y la participación ciudadana en Indiana 🌎💚 Hablamos sobre los retos ambientales en el estado, el papel de la comunidad latina en la protección del medio ambiente y cómo todos podemos …

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City Prepares for the Spread of the Spotted Lanternfly

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:40 — 7.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe spotted lanternfly, or SLF, was first found in Indiana in July of 2021. The insect is about one inch long, and has grey wings with black spots, and red underwings. Since its first sighting in Switzerland County, Indiana, the species has spread to other counties including …

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Eco Report – September 12, 2025

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:08 — 40.1MB)Subscribe: RSS Hello and welcome to Eco Report. On June 9th, 2025, the City of Bloomington posted a news release that explained an insect, named the Spotted Lanternfly, had been confirmed in Bartholomew County, about 50 miles from Bloomington. The insect, a non-native and invasive species, can feed on more than …

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Eco Report – September 5, 2025

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:01 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSHello and welcome to Eco Report. In the third part of their interview, Max Jancich and Ashton Harper with Dr. Tommy Butts of Purdue University, transition from future weeding technology to monitoring agricultural runoff. And now for your environmental reports: With 70% of the Indiana’s rivers and streams unsafe …

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Eco Report – August 29, 2025

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:14 — 41.6MB)Subscribe: RSSIn today’s feature report, Max Jancich and Ashton Harper, in Part 2, talk with Dr. Thomas Butts from Purdue University about herbicides and how farms manage weeds. And now for your environmental reports: The US Forest Service is taking steps to enact a controversial plan to harvest 38,000 acres …

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The Uninvited Guests of Monroe Lake

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:05 — 30.4MB)Subscribe: RSSMonroe Lake is home to a wide array of beautiful native plants and animals that make the reserve a popular place to visit for hikers, fishers, naturalists, researchers, and anyone just looking for a place to cool off on a hot summer day. However, like most large bodies of …

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